I started 2010 participating in three challenges: Aussie Author Challenge, hosted by Booklover; Canadian Author Challenge, hosted by Mrs. Q: Book Addict; Historical Fiction Challenge hosted by Alaine – Queen of Happy Endings. In October I picked up the Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) Challenge, hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. In addition, I have also completed my biggest 2010 Resolution, to read [...]
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2010 Challenges = Completely Completed :o)
Posted by Kristie on November 27, 2010
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Title: Memoirs of a Geisha Author: Arthur Golden Genre: historical fiction ISBN: 9781400096893 Pages: 499 Year Published: 1997 Source: personal collection (bought sometime in 2006) Rating: 4/5 Reason for Reading: I’ve had it for four years; I had the urge to read something set in Japan; Historical Fiction Challenge Summary: Young Chiyo is taken with her [...]
Posted by Kristie on November 26, 2010
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/memoirs-of-a-geisha-by-arthur-golden/
The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe
Title: The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe Author: Edgar Allan Poe Genre: poetry ISBN: 0451526406 Pages: 99 (not including the introduction (by Jay Parini), which I skipped) Year Published: 1996 (for this specific edition) Source: personal collection Rating: ??/5 Reason for Reading: I’ve had it for many years and never cracked it open; also, [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 24, 2010
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Title: The Haunting of Hill House Author: Shirley Jackson Genre: fiction (“creepy” fiction) ISBN: 9780140071085 Pages: 246 Year Published: 1959 (counts towards my Years of Books goal ) Source: public library Rating: 3/5 Reason for Reading: RIP Challenge (Peril the Second) Book Description (from back cover): Past the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House [...]
Posted by Kristie on October 9, 2010
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2010/10/09/the-haunting-of-hill-house-by-shirley-jackson/
Readers Imbibing Peril (RIP) Challenge
A few posts ago, I mentioned that I am technically done with all of the challenges I signed up for in the beginning of the year. I have four more books I need to read in order to complete these challenges in reality, which is easily done as I’m reading one that fits at the [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 24, 2010
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“technically” vs. “in reality”
Technically, I have fulfilled all requirements for the challenges/resolutions I’m doing this year Those are the Aussie Author Challenge, Canadian Author Challenge, and Historical Fiction Challenge and also reading 5 books published in 2010. In reality, I don’t think I can say I fulfilled the challenges and be happy with it This is because I [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 20, 2010
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Canadian Author Challenge: FINITO!
This year, I participated in a Canadian Author Challenge hosted by Jennifer @ Mrs. Q: Book Addict. I chose the lowest commitment level of reading: 3- Les Liseurs. I realize this might seem a little lazy, but I have two other challenges and another New Year’s Resolution for reading this year. I HAVE COMPLETED THIS [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 7, 2010
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/canadian-author-challenge-finito/
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Title: The Year of the Flood Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: fiction, dystopic ISBN: 9780385528771 Pages: 431 Year Published: 2009 Source: public library Rating: 5/5 Reason for Reading: Canadian Author Challenge; loved Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tail Book Description (from dust cover): The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 7, 2010
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